Names in the News 5/11

Published 7:10 am, Friday, May 9, 2014

DALLAS — EnLink Midstream LLC, the general partner, and EnLink Midstream Partners LP, the Master Limited Partnership, have promoted Brad B. Iles to senior vice president of Business Development.

In his new role, Iles will partner with EnLink Midstream’s Gas and Liquids Business Unit leadership teams to identify and execute development projects that support EnLink Midstream’s overall growth strategy.

During his 10-year tenure at EnLink Midstream and Crosstex Energy, Iles has managed various functional departments including corporate development, business development and engineering. Most recently, Iles served as vice president of Business Development for the Gas Gathering, Processing and Transmission business at Crosstex, where his team was responsible for development of the recently announced Bearkat gathering and processing project in West Texas. He began his career at Crosstex Energy as a project engineer in 2004.

Parker Drilling names board chairman

HOUSTON — Parker Drilling Company announces that Gary G. Rich, president and chief executive officer, has been elected chairman of the company’s board of directors. The election was confirmed following the company’s annual meeting of stockholders held last week in Houston.

Rich succeeds Robert L. “Bobby” Parker Jr. as chairman. The grandson of the company’s founder, Parker recently retired from the company after a 40-year career in the oil and gas industry. Parker will remain on the board as a director and was elected to a three-year term during the meeting.

Since joining Parker in 2012, Rich has been instrumental in strengthening the company’s operational, financial and business performance and in developing additional pathways for growth, including the acquisition of International Tubular Services (iTS) in April of 2013.